> A buddy of mine is working on \*nix software at IBM and they asked if he wante...

eropple · on April 3, 2014

"Except, you know," that it's a highly conservative company and offering a line developer a Mac is, in my experience, kind of weird.

72deluxe · on April 4, 2014

True, but I wonder if it is because they are both seen as "high end" laptops? I know that you can go to PC World and buy a £500 device or cheaper models but MacBooks and high-end Thinkpads have always commanded a higher location in the market. If I were to sell my MacBook and get another laptop, I think the only other option would be Thinkpads.